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Microsoft's DNA Components

Posted June 20, 2000 | Technology |

Microsoft has a long tradition of renaming things. In the case of its component standards, they have gone from OLE and OCXs to VBXs, and from COM and ActiveXs to Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS). Now that Windows 2000 is out and COM and MTS have been combined, it's time for another name change, and apparently the new name is DNA components.

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Paul Harmon
Paul Harmon is an internationally known business consultant, technology analyst, and thought leader with a focus on applying new technologies and methodologies to real-world business problems. He began his career in artificial intelligence (AI) with the publication of his popular book, Expert Systems: AI for Business (coauthored with David King in 1983). As a decades-long Cutter Expert, Mr. Harmon authored various Cutter journals, including … Read More
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